New Zealand Cricket appoints Debbie Hockley as its first woman president
Wednesday 16 November 2016 08:14, UK
Debbie Hockley has become the first woman elected as president of New Zealand Cricket in the 122-year history of the sport's national governing body.
The 54-year-old, who was captain of New Zealand's women's team and is a member of the International Cricket Council's hall of fame, will replace Stephen Boock and will serve a three-year term.
Hockley played 19 tests and 118 limited-overs internationals for the New Zealand women's team, making her international debut in 1979. She played her last ODI in 2000.
Another former New Zealand women's international, Ingrid Cronin-Knight, was elected as a board director at New Zealand Cricket's annual meeting in Christchurch.
Greg Barclay was elected the New Zealand Cricket chairman at the first meeting of the new board.
Barclay, an Auckland-based commercial lawyer, has been on the NZC board since 2012 and was also a director of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, which was jointly held in New Zealand and Australia.
